PART A

In the following case, identify the ideals, or ideals and obligations, that are in conflict. Examine the action taken or proposed and decide whether it achieves the greater good (or lesser harm).

2. The issue of health care rationing was an important factor in the debate over the health care bill that President Obama signed into law in 2010.
Whether such rationing will occur remains to be seen.  If it does, though, it will undoubtedly have the greatest effect on the elderly — that is, some government administrator or health care panel may decide that certain expensive medical procedures will not be approved for people above a certain age.
Similar decisions could also be made about the level of care given in assisted living facilities and nursing homes.

PART B

Select ONE of the inquiries below to answer.

For the one you select to respond, identify the conflicting obligations and decide whether the action taken is morally right.  Be sure to consider the requirement of proportion.

13. A very competent druggist, well versed in the latest pharmacological studies, receives a prescription from a physician and recognizes that it is for a dangerous, highly addictive, and largely discredited medication.  She calls the physician and is told curtly to mind her own business.  As the customer waits in the front of the store, the druggist ponders the situation. “Should I refuse to fill it? Should I tell the customer I am certain the doctor has made a mistake?  Should I call the medical board and report the incident?”  She decides to fill the prescription.

OR

15. A doctor on duty in a hospital emergency room one Halloween night treats a 15-year-old boy whose eye was injured by an exploding firecracker.  He notices the boy is drunk.  Because the extent of the injury is not certain, he has the boy admitted to the hospital and notifies his parents.  When they arrive, the boy is under sedation, so his drunken condition escapes their detection.  Nevertheless, the doctor informs them that their son had been drinking.

OR

16. A psychiatrist is treating a very disturbed and potentially violent man. One day the man tells her that he has recurring thoughts of killing a stranger, whom he will choose at random.  He details exactly how he will carry out the crime.  A few days later the psychiatrist reads in the newspaper that the very same crime her patient described has been committed.  She has no doubt that her patient committed it; every detail is identical.  The psychiatrist would like to inform the police, but she decides not to.

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Assignment 9a My Sisters Keeper Part 1 (30 points Possible)

A. Research and define the following terms as they relate to the legal and medical ethics presented in the story My Sister’s Keeper. These are the central issues needed to base a medical opinion about any case in court. (12 points)

Medical Ethics:

• Autonomy
• Veracity
• Fidelity
• Beneficence
• Non-maleficence
• Justice

B. Using these as 6 criterion, describe how each of these characteristics related back to the legal arguments and behaviors exhibited by the prosecuting and defense attorneys in this case. (12 points)

C. Then, in two to three paragraphs, describe the moral, practical, and emotional complication of putting one child in unnecessary pain and danger for the well-being of another? (6 points)

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Assignment 9b My Sisters Keeper (20 Points Possible)

A. Research the two following topics and write a one page summary of your findings for the two scenarios: (5 points each)

1. Stem cell research for reproduction of a designer child whose sole purpose is to be a donor to a sick child.

2. Parents who decide, for religious and moral issues, to preserve umbilical cords for use in the future to potentially save a life.

B. Write a one page summary for the questions asked below. (10 points)

1. What are the moral and ethical implications of this genetic selection?

2. What conclusions have you reached about such medical technology?

 

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Write an 800-1,000 word essay on your personal worldview. Briefly discuss the various possible meanings of the term “spirituality,” and your understanding of the concepts of pluralism, scientism, and postmodernism. Primarily, address the following seven basic worldview questions:

1. What is prime reality?
2. What is the nature of the world around you?
3. What is a human being?
4. What happens to a person at death?
5. Why is it possible to know anything at all?
6. How do people know what is right or wrong?
7. What is the meaning of human history?

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 Write a 750-1000 word analysis of “Case Study: Fetal Abnormality.” Be sure to address the following questions:

1. Which theory or theories are being used by Jessica, Marco, Maria, and Dr. Wilson to determine the moral status of the fetus? Explain.
2. How does the theory determine or influence each of their recommendation for action?
3. What theory do you agree with? How would that theory determine or influence the recommendation for action?

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The nail services industry is big business in the U.S. grossing billions of Dollars in sales. There are two distinct ethnic groups, 48% Vietnamese and 42% Caucasian, which make up this industry. It is also overwhelmingly female with 97%. News outlets often run stories about consumer outbreaks at nail salons.

Guidelines for the Blog:

• Read the news articles/items on the increase of manicures and pedicures. Try to focus on worker issues such as poor communication, economic pressure, training, biological and chemical exposures from the viewpoint of the consumer.
• The United States Department of Labor has a website, Health Hazards in Nail Salons (https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/nailsalons/biohazards.html), which provides a wealth of information.

Your Blog posting must include the following: 

• Title of articles or news items*:
• Date:
• Source*:
• Share your view on ways to reduce workplace hazards with focus on preventative measures and protecting worker health.

*Note: Please note that your source may include the link (and related links provided above).

 

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